Truck



A. A. CLARK.

TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1921.

Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

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' TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1921.

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ALBERT A. CLARK, OF ORRVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE "WILL-BURT COMPANYOF ORRVILLE, OHIO, A. CORPORATION OF ()HIO.

TRUCK.

Application filed June 10, 1921; Serial No. 176.620.

To all whom it may concern: shown in position beneath the automobile- Beit known that I, ALBERT A. CLARK, a and i citizen of the United States,residing at Fig. 5, a perspectiv i h i th Orrville, in the county ofWayne and State truck after the automobile has been ren ioved 5 of Ohio,have invented a new and useful from the car, the automobile beinglowered 60 7 Truck, of which the following is a specifiinto thehorizontal position upon the truc cation. for the purpose of placing thewheels This invention relates to trucks and more thereon. particularlyto an unloading truck for un- Similar numerals of reference indicateloading automobiles from freight oars, being corresponding partsthroughout the draw- 65 especially adapted for unloading the Ford ings,U automobile, which is shipped in knock-down The truck includes ati-shaped r tlianouc ndition, and placed in a certain position lar framecomprising the angle iron s ide within the freight car. members 1connected at their forward ex Those who have had experience inunloadtremities to the cross member 2, the rear ex- 70 ing automobilesshipped in this manner will tremit-ies thereof converging and 'ter'minatappreciate the difliculty attendant on uning in the parallel portions 3which are con- -loading the automobiles. The present device nected tothe depending channel member '4 is designed for the purpose of easilyand as by the bolts 5, a swivel caster 6 bein quickly unloadingautomobiles which are mounted within said channel member. 7 shipped inthis manner from the freight cars, it the forward end of the truck areproand has for its objects the provision of a vided the depending axlesupports 7, each truck which may be easily placed within the of which isprovided with the upturned er:- car, and inserted beneath the front axletremity 8 forming a depression 9 for receiv- 95 of the automobile, anadjustable shaft or ing the front axle of the automobile, these 80 postbeing provided for engagement with axle supports being connected to theside the transmission shaft tube near the rear members 1 of the frame asby the bolts 10 end of the automobile, after which the truck which screwthe side members to the cross may be wheeled from the car and the automember 2 and by a bolt 11 mobile lowered into horizontal position andEach of the side members 1 is arched as 85 supported upon the truckuntil the wheels shown at 12 and the upper surface of each have beenplaced thereon, the automobile of these side members ispreferablyprovided then being moved from the truck, with a lug 13forming'a flat portion 14:, the

With these objects in view the invention purpose of which will behereinafter deconsists in the construction and arrangement scribed. 90of parts, hereinafter described and illus- A pair of swivel castors 15are connected trated in the accompanying drawings, it beto the cross bar2, thus providing a three ing understood that various changes in thepoint support for the truck uponthree swivel form and details ofconstruction may be castors, providing for easily moving the made withinthe scope of the appended truck in any direction when loaded. 9 claims.The 'postor'shaft comprises the tubular The invention thus set forth ingeneral portion 16 connected-at-its lower end portion terms isillustrated in the accompanying to the parallel projections 23 of theside drawings, in whichmembers by a bolt 17 or the like, upon whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of a truck the post is pivoted, thecurved lower eX- 190 embodying the invention, the post or shaft treinity18 of the post being arranged to enbeing shown in the folded position;gage the channel iron 4 when the post is Fig. 2, a side elevation of thetruck with used as a shaft or tongue to propel the the post or shaft inthe vertical or raised truck manually.

position; i The tube or rod 19 is inserted in the upper 105 Fig. 3,21plan view of the truck; or free end of the tube 1.6 and a pin 20 is Fig.4-, a perspective view of a portion of adapted to be passed through any.desired the interior of a freight car, showing an aperture 21 in thetube 16 and a suitable automobile therein in the position in whichcorresponding aperture in the tube or rod the automobile is shipped, thetruck being l9to hold'the tube 19 in any desired adjust- Q eas es ment.A fork 22 is provided upon the upper or free end of the tube 19 andarranged. to en age the transmission shaft tube of the automobile.

The operation of the truck is as follows; the truck is wheeled into thefreight car .in which the automobile is located in the position shown ind and the truck is placed beneath the automobile, the postbeing in the.collapsed position. The pointed end of the truck is then raised up. thetwo arms 7 being slipped beneath the front axle of the automobile, afterwhich the pointed end of the truck is placed down into the normalposition, raising the front of the automobile several inches above floorof the car.

The automobile is then tilted. raising the rear axle clear of the sidewar the car and the post is extended, the nil-z thereof ing thetransmission shaft tube of the automobile just in front of thedifferential hou ing and the pin 90 is inserted to hold the post in thisposition. The automobile is thus supported entirely upon the truck inpractically the same position in which it was located within. the car,being tilted, howev r. at a slightly greater angle in order to o. lesthe car. The truck may then be easily wheeled out of the car with theautomobile thereon in this position.

The board or the like such as shown at 98 is pl accd upon the flattened;portions 122 of the curved side members of the truck, beneath the drainplug A in the crank case B upon which point the automobile willsubstantially balance. The rear end of the automobile is then raised outof cage gement with the post. the post being dropped. back as shown inFig. 0 and the rear portion of the automobile lowered upon the tressles242 which are placed in suitable position adjacent to thetruck toreceive the rear axle C of the automobile, the front axle D thereofbeing thus raised out of eon: the supports 7.

The front and rear axles of the automobile are thus supported at thesame b p it above the ground and at a suit-able d' Vance therefrom toallow sufficient clearance for placing the wheels E of the automobileupon the axles. After the wheels are in place, the plank 23 and trosslesQ-lare removed and the truck withdrawn from beneath the automo bile. Theentire 01 eration of unloadii 5 the automobile and assembling the wheelsmoreon may be easily accomplished by two men.

Although the drawings and above specifi cation disclose the best mode inwhich I have contemplated embodying my invention, l. desire to be notlimited to the details of such disclosure, for, in the further practicalap plication of my invention, many ch an es in form and construction maybe made, as circumstances require or experience suggests,

'cment with without departing from the spirit of the invention, withinthe scope of the appended claims.

l claim 1. A truck comprising a wheeled, V-shaped frame havingvertically arched side members, depending support arms at one end of theframe and a forked, adjustable post pivotally connected to the other endof the frame.

A. truck comprising a wheeled frame, having vertically arched sidemembers, depending support arms at one end of the frame and a postpivotally connected to the other end of the frame.

A truck comprising a wheeled frame having vertically arched sidemembers, depending support arms at one end of the f ame, a postconnected to the other end of the frame and lugs upon the upper faces ofthe arched side members.

at. Er truck comprising a wheeled frame having arched side members,depending support arms at one end of the frame to receive the front axleof an automobile and a pivoted post at the other end of the frame forengagement with the rear portion of the automobile, the arched sidemembers being adapted to receive a removable board to engage the crankcase of the automobile.

5. A truck comprising a wheeled frame having vertically arched sidemembers, depending support arms at one end of the frame, and anadjustable post pivotally connected to the other end of the frame.

6. A truck comprising a ll-shaped frame including a pair of verticallyarched side members, depending support arms upon one end of the framefor receiving; the front axle of an automobile and a pivoted, forkedpost at the other end of the frame for engagement with the rear portionof the automobile, the arched. side members being adapted to receive aremovable board to engage the crank case of the automobile in order totilt the automobile into a. horizontal position.

7. A. truck comprising a wheeled V-shaped frame having vertically archedside members, dependingsupport arms at one end of the frame, a forked,adjustable post pivotally connected to the other end of the frame. andlugs upon the upper faces of the arched side members.

8. A truck comprising a wheeled frame having arched side members. lugsupon said side members, depending support arms at one end of the frameto receive the front axle of an automobile and a pivoted, forked post atthe other end of the frame for engagement with the rear portion of theautomobile, the lugs upon the arched side members being adapted toreceive a removable board to engage the crank case of the automobile.

in testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

ALBERT A. CLARK.

